<p>Hello! I was considering putting in an Arts Supplement (a DVD of a couple of monologues) in my Early Action application this fall. I was wondering if anyone had a little more information on it? Has anyone here ever done it before? Suggestions and tips are greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>I haven’t done it before, but my roommate is in the Drama department at UVa so if you have any specific questions I can ask her! She applied as a transfer student last year.</p>
<p>I submitted a CD with some my best photographs. I personally think it helped me. I don’t really think you have anything to lose.</p>
<p>Definitely send in the supplement. All the info. is on their site for submissions (notice that the due date is a month BEFORE the actual admission application is due). My son was chosen as an Art Scholar and had he not sent in his art supplement (studio) that never would have happened. UVa is right in the midst of building a new theatre (keeping the old theatre too though) and the dept. is excellent. Good luck!</p>
<p>Also, there’s more info. on Theatre supplements on the specific major threads. Go to Majors, then Theatre. Ask this same question and you are bound to get lots of advice from recent acceped theatre applicants.</p>
<p>here you go: </p>
<p>[Theater/Drama</a> Majors - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/]Theater/Drama”>Theater/Drama Majors - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Thanks for all the information, everyone!</p>
<p>drewski94, if you submit an arts supplement, it will be sent to the appropriate department (Theater/Drama, in your case) to be evaluated by a faculty member. The faculty member will send their eval back to Admissions to be included in your file. My sense is that it’s a contributing factor but isn’t going to make a huge difference–every year, very talented kids that the various arts depts. would love to admit don’t get in, I assume because their grades/scores aren’t high enough. In fact, I was at a dinner this past winter where a former chair of the theater dept. was telling the dean of the college that taking the arts supplements more seriously at the admissions stage was the single most important factor UVA could do to boost the profile of the arts on Grounds. Anyhow, go ahead and submit your supplement, because it certainly won’t hurt and might help you.</p>
<p>Just to add to the above. If you are admitted to the university, then your supplement will be sent back to the theatre dept. for a final avaluation to determine whether you will be named an Art Scholar (new program at UVa). There will be 16 each year starting with the 2015 incoming class. Here’s a news release about the program:</p>
<p>[Colbert</a> Gift to U.Va. Helps Launch New College Arts Scholars Program](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=14924]Colbert”>http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=14924)</p>
<p>I was thinking of submitting a supplement on Violin or piano but I was wondering if you can still send one if you do not plan on majoring/minoring in music?</p>
<p>Yes, you aren’t bound to having to major in music. The supplement is a way to high light your musical abilities, but no need to declare it your major or minor.</p>
<p>Many, many people are heavily involved in musical, artistic, or dramatic activities on Grounds, or take private music lessons from UVA faculty, without majoring in those departments.</p>